2001 dyna died
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2001 dyna died
Went to the gym-bout 10 minute trip. On the way back my bike dies and won't restart. Has power, motor is turning over but won't fire. Wait ten minutes and try it again-fires up and I go home. I'm guessing something is getting hot but I'm not sure what. Advice/info would be appreciated.
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I would have a look at the fuel shut off valve. Its vacuum operated and its been known to fail. My 02 just shut off at about 60mph one day. Would not start what so ever. I thought CPS, coil etc. I just happened to turn the fuel valve to reserve and then back on again..presto, bike started and rode home. I then changed it to a Pingle Fuel Valve, mechanical, not vacuum.
Thats my amateur HD diagnosis. Good luck.
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If it starts and runs I would say it most likely its not the crank position sensor. Usually they just stop working and the bike will not start. That year is prone to bad CPS. I went through 2 on my 02.
I would have a look at the fuel shut off valve. Its vacuum operated and its been known to fail. My 02 just shut off at about 60mph one day. Would not start what so ever. I thought CPS, coil etc. I just happened to turn the fuel valve to reserve and then back on again..presto, bike started and rode home. I then changed it to a Pingle Fuel Valve, mechanical, not vacuum.
Thats my amateur HD diagnosis. Good luck.
I would have a look at the fuel shut off valve. Its vacuum operated and its been known to fail. My 02 just shut off at about 60mph one day. Would not start what so ever. I thought CPS, coil etc. I just happened to turn the fuel valve to reserve and then back on again..presto, bike started and rode home. I then changed it to a Pingle Fuel Valve, mechanical, not vacuum.
Thats my amateur HD diagnosis. Good luck.
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You need to find out if that thang is getting fuel down the carb and spark at the plugs...It is easy to check if it is getting fuel...just pull the air filter and see if you have fuel squirting down the carb when you twist the throttle...you can use another spark plug and see if it is firing...if you have spark and fuel, then it will go pop...
Just tossing things out, there is also the possibility you are having a carburetor problem. An intermittent stuck float valve or gunked-up carburetor can cause all kinds of aggravation...then there is the possibility of a damaged or loose vacuum line from the carb to the fuel valve. Both of these can cause the problem you are experiencing.
Just tossing things out, there is also the possibility you are having a carburetor problem. An intermittent stuck float valve or gunked-up carburetor can cause all kinds of aggravation...then there is the possibility of a damaged or loose vacuum line from the carb to the fuel valve. Both of these can cause the problem you are experiencing.
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Went to the gym-bout 10 minute trip. On the way back my bike dies and won't restart. Has power, motor is turning over but won't fire. Wait ten minutes and try it again-fires up and I go home. I'm guessing something is getting hot but I'm not sure what. Advice/info would be appreciated.
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A little history about the bike: came out of a lake, repo, super clean?
Taking a guess with the little info. available and thinking timing cone area, pick-up or ignition giving-up the ghost in that area..remove cover and test with hot hair drier or heat gun.
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Sounds like fuel filter tube to me. I had a bike one time that would only use a half tank of fuel then stop. Let it sit for a while and enough would finally seep through the tube screen / filter and it would start again. It would then run long enough to run out of gas again. I pulled the fuel shutoff valve out and the filter screen tube was almost solid half the way up from trash (rust in tank). Replaced it and then no problems.
